Haye Kesteloo

Haye Kesteloo

Haye Kesteloo is the Editor in Chief and Founder of EVXL.co, where he covers all electric vehicle-related news, covering brands such as Tesla, Ford, GM, BMW, Nissan and others. He fulfills a similar role at the drone news site DroneXL.co. Haye can be reached at haye @ evxl.co or @hayekesteloo.
Eu Launches Resourceeu Plan To Break China’s Stranglehold On Ev Motor Magnets

EU Launches RESourceEU Plan To Break China’s Stranglehold On EV Motor Magnets

The European Union announced a comprehensive strategy to slash its dangerous dependence on Chinese rare earth materials just 16 days after Beijing imposed sweeping export restrictions that threaten to choke European electric vehicle production. European Commission President Ursula von der…

Tesla’s German Sales Collapse 55% While Byd Surges In 2025

NHTSA Probes 2.6 Million Teslas After ‘Smart Summon’ Crashes Into Parked Cars

Federal safety regulators have opened an investigation into Tesla’s remote-control “Actually Smart Summon” feature after at least 16 crashes where the vehicles failed to detect stationary obstacles, raising fresh questions about the automaker’s autonomous driving promises as CEO Elon Musk…

Gotion Abandons $2.4 Billion Michigan Battery Plant After Three Years Of Political Warfare

Gotion Abandons $2.4 Billion Michigan Battery Plant After Three Years Of Political Warfare

A Chinese battery giant’s plans to build a massive Michigan manufacturing plant have officially collapsed, with the state now demanding millions back after years of grassroots opposition, Chinese ownership controversies, and Trump administration policy shifts killed what was once touted…

Chinese Automaker Claims 808-Mile Ev Range With Breakthrough Solid-State Battery

Chinese Automaker Claims 808-Mile EV Range With Breakthrough Solid-State Battery

Chinese automaker Chery has unveiled a solid-state battery prototype claiming 600 watt-hours per kilogram of energy density—nearly double current lithium-ion technology—that could enable electric vehicles to travel up to 808 miles on a single charge. The announcement positions China’s leading…

Read Rivian Ceo’s Memo On 600+ Layoffs: What He Said—And What He Didn’t

Read Rivian CEO’s Memo On 600+ Layoffs: What He Said—And What He Didn’t

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe sent an internal memo to employees Thursday announcing the company’s third workforce reduction in four months, cutting roughly 600 jobs as the electric vehicle maker struggles with collapsed post-tax-credit demand. The carefully worded message emphasized “structural…

France Demands Eu Flexibility As Stellantis Shuts Plants And 350,000 Jobs Hang In Balance

France Demands EU Flexibility As Stellantis Shuts Plants And 350,000 Jobs Hang In Balance

France is pushing the European Union to adopt “flexibility” in implementing stricter CO2 emissions rules for new vehicles, signaling support for its struggling domestic automakers as plant shutdowns and job losses mount. The timing is critical: France’s Finance Ministry announced…

Porsche Macan Ev Charges Ahead With Impressive Epa Range And Cutting-Edge Tech

Porsche Posts First-Ever Quarterly Loss: $1.1 Billion Wipeout Signals EV Strategy Collapse

Porsche AG just posted the most humiliating quarter in its 77-year history—a €967 million ($1.1 billion) operating loss that marks the luxury automaker’s first quarterly loss since going public in 2022. According to Bloomberg, the sports car manufacturer is hemorrhaging…